"Fractures, Open" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.
| Descriptor ID |
D005597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.311
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| Concept/Terms |
Fractures, Open- Fractures, Open
- Fracture, Open
- Open Fracture
- Open Fractures
- Fractures, Compound
- Compound Fracture
- Compound Fractures
- Fracture, Compound
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractures, Open" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of COVID-19 on a Major Trauma Network. An analysis of mechanism of injury pattern, referral load and operative case-mix. Injury. 2021 Mar; 52(3):395-401.
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Standards for treatment of open lower limb fractures maintained in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from an international, multi-centric, retrospective cohort study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 07; 74(7):1633-1701.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: The effect on open lower limb fractures in a London major trauma centre - a plastic surgery perspective. Injury. 2021 Mar; 52(3):402-406.
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Type III open tibia fractures in low-resource setting. Part 2: soft-tissue coverage with simple, reliable and replicable pedicle flaps. Med Sante Trop. 2018 Aug 01; 28(3):230-236.
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Type III open tibia fractures in low-resources setting. Part 1: strategy and principles of limb salvage. Med Sante Trop. 2018 May 01; 28(2):133-139.
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Preperitoneal pelvic packing is effective for hemorrhage control in open pelvic fractures. Am J Surg. 2018 Apr; 215(4):675-677.
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[Application of plasma-mediated bipolar radiofrequency ablation debridement in treatment with retention of internal fixation for early postoperative infection of fractures of extremities]. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2017 11 15; 31(11):1281-1286.
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Complications and Outcomes of One-Bone Forearm Reconstruction. Hand (N Y). 2017 03; 12(2):140-144.